Call for papers: Towards a “mobile” solution to forced migration?
for panel at IMISCOE 12th Annual Conference / nccr – on the move 1st Annual Conference “Rights, Democracy and Migration – Challenges and Opportunities” on 25-27 June 2015 in Geneva
Convenors: Lucas Oesch (University of Manchester) and Marion Fresia (University of Neuchâtel)
Deadline for application: January 11, 2015
Since the 1990s, studies on migration have operated a “transnational turn” (Monsutti 2010; Vertovec 1999, 2004). This framework has not been limited to “voluntary” migration but was also extended to the study of “forced” migration. Thanks to its dynamic dimension, the transnational perspective has mainly contributed to avoid considering displaced persons or “refugees” as mere victims, but as individuals implementing strategies in their mobility (Chatelard and Doraï 2009; Monsutti 2008). In this context, the concept of “forced migrant” was coined. It takes into account the structural dimension of displacement that is generated by a large-scale violent situation (Bakewell 2011). But it also recognizes the agency of the individual (Turton 2003). In this perspective, migration patterns are composed of complex and often circular paths between several countries (Schiller et al. 1992, 1995). However, the conventional “durable solutions” (Repatriation, Resettlement, Integration) on offer for forced migrants scarcely fit the mobility strategies that some individuals use which require them to be able to continue circulating between several locations, including sometimes their country of origin, and therefore to live a “mobile and multi-located life” (Long 2010; Van Hear 2006). In some cases, responses to forced migration have tried to include the human mobility dimension (Adepoju et al. 2010). Yet, the inclusion of mobility in responses to force migration, and the study of such initiatives, remain relatively under-developed (Zetter 2014). This session aims to open such questions to critical scrutiny by promoting conversations with academics or professionals.
We invite contributions discussing the human mobility of forced migration and/or its inclusion within solutions on offer for forced migrants in theoretical, methodological or empirical ways. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- The human mobility dimension of forced migration
- The refugee regime and the sociological reality of forced migration
- Solutions on offer for forced migrants which include mobility, or fail to include it
- The impact of the (non-)inclusion of mobility on the strategies of forced migrants
Abstracts of 250 words, in English, as well as applicant’s name, affiliation and contact details should be sent to both [log in to unmask] and [log in to unmask] by January 11, 2015.
The panel will be proposed to IMISCOE on 15 January, and the convenors will let you know about the preliminary acceptance of your paper by that date. The final acceptance of submissions by IMISCOE will be announced on February 15.
Please note that neither the conference organisers nor IMISCOE have funds available for panel presenters. Panel organisers are not responsible for securing funding for their presenters. All conference delegates, including the panel presenters, must register for the conference. Please note that the conference fee is €200 (€150 for PhD students). Relevant details can be found at www.imiscoe.org.
Dr Lucas Oesch
Visiting Research Fellow
Arthur Lewis Building-1.033
School of Environment, Education and Development
The University of Manchester
Manchester M13 9PL
Webpage: http://staffprofiles.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/Profile.aspx?Id=lucas.oesch
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